The operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested two armed robbery suspects in Hayin Malam Bello community of the Igabi Local Government Area on Tuesday.
Spokesperson for the police command, ASP Mansir Hassan, made this disclosure on Wednesday.
He said, “Police received a distress call from Hayin Malam Bello community, that some unscrupulous robbery syndicate on motorcycles were operating in the area.”
Hassan noted that the suspects were using an object suspected to be a gun and dispossessing them of their phones and other valuables.
He added, “On receiving information our operatives stormed the scene and arrested two of the suspects who were all from the Rigasa area in Igabi LGA.”
He explained that the gang leader popularly known as T-Pain, who was confirmed to be in possession of an English pistol, escaped.
The police spokesperson, however, said that the investigation was going on in earnest and efforts were being intensified to arrest the fled gang leader.
Hassan urged the residents to provide timely and useful information from that could help curb crimes in the state.
